As the world entered the modern age and industrialisation began to cover much of the Earth, Ra's grew to despise the humans who he believed were destroying the world's natural beauty, thus setting him on a path of eco-terrorism. However, mother and son escape before the plan is completed. Mara has not inherited her father's albinism; she has black hair with red bangs. The second was to Melisande,[42][43] Talia's mother. 2 #23.3,[17] and direct depiction in Death and the Maidens #4. [21], Oliver Queen got arrested but got free when Roy turned himself in as The Arrow to set Oliver free. [4] The character's creation and depiction was inspired by other works of fiction, primarily the "Devil Doctor" yellow peril supervillain Fu Manchu. As his parting gift, he has left Batman the Heretics to keep him entertained. The plane started to shake and the pilot told them the plane had been sabotaged. In Death and the Maidens (2004), Ra's' other daughter, Nyssa Raatko, furious at her father for abandoning her in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, begins plotting to destroy him, prompting Ra's to contact Batman to make a deal for access to a Lazarus Pit to give him the strength for a final confrontation with Nyssa; in exchange for the location of a Pit, Ra's provides Batman with a serum that will allow him to walk in the spirit world and speak with his parents. https://injustice-mobile.fandom.com/wiki/Ra's_al_Ghul's_Scimitar When the Sultan comes to ask Ra's to cure the prince again, Ra's kills both him and his son. Oliver disarmed him with the same move Ra's had used in their first battle and ended up impaling his chest, while refuting Ra's earlier claim, stating that his men would simply kneel before the next Ra's al Ghul. Mara al Ghul is a granddaughter of Ra's al Ghul, daughter to the late Dusan al Ghul and a cousin to Damian Wayne. The Sultan, unwilling to admit to himself his son's culpability, declares Ra's guilty of the crime and sentences him to a slow, tortured death in a cage with Sora's corpse. Click here to view this page's gallery. Also during this time, Ra's, his uncle, and Huwe, the son who freed Ra's from the Sultan's initial execution are all using the Lazarus Pits to prolong their lives until an incident in London. With Sara Lance's death unavenged, Ra's sent a squad of assassins, led by Nyssa and Sarab, to capture Oliver. Ra’s al Ghul first became aware of Batman after the Dark Knight became entangled with his daughter, Talia. Art by. Affiliation Ra's went on to mark Oliver with a mark and started to cleanse Oliver of his personality so all that remained was Al Sah-him.[4]. Ra's accepts this latest rebuke and, with the help of his men, overpowers Batman and captures Damian, who has arrived to try to help his father. He also released Malcolm from his obligations from the League under unknown circumstances on the condition Malcolm would honor the League's code of honor. When he returns to their home in London, his uncle has vanished with the remnants of their historical records. Underneath, he wears a black vest with gold hems, a white undershirt, and a golden sash. Ra's al Ghul was the name for the head of the League of Shadows, who was responsible for leading them to destroy cities that had grown too large and corrupt.. Henri Ducard was the true Ra's al Ghul, but used a decoy when training recruits such as Bruce Wayne.The decoy accepted Wayne into training, and watched as Ducard showed him the techniques of the order. Along with attaching false information and a false identity to Ra's al Ghul's file, Batman attaches a false prescription of potent medication that ensures slurred speech and next to zero mobility. Ra's al Ghul returns in the form of his own son Dusan al Ghul, Arabic: دوسان الغول, "The White Ghost". The two fought and Ra's managed to knock down Oliver. Defeated, he swears that he will visit great agony upon Red Hood if he ever sees him again. $85.30 New. Talia witnessed the murder as a young child. He recalled how Nyssa used to steal food when she was young, but that she had never been able to hide things from her. 4 out of 5 stars (1) Total Ratings 1, $24.00 New. Ra's attempts to make amends with Batman after his resurrection, but Batman responds by crushing his decaying fingers. The first was to Sora,[34][41] whose death set Ra's on the path to becoming the "Demon's Head". In addition to Ken Watanabe, Jay Buozzi was credited as "Asian Man/Ra's al Ghul" in the film's credits. No matter". Due to his expanded life span and longevity, Ra's has accumulated vast knowledge and abilities which exceed those of Batman. Created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, he was introduced in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971). Talia al Ghul. [51] Ra's finally appears in issue #4, in which he fights Batman again only to be defeated by him one more time. During Grodd's coup, he attempts to warn Bruce about the coup before he was mind controlled. He is the leader of the League of Shadows and a member of the evil organization, The Light. Ra's al Ghul is a major antagonist in the TV show Young Justice. Home universe The decoy Ra's al Ghul bore much similarity to Sensei from the comics. When in combat, he favors more ancient weaponry (as he has had more time to master them than more modern weaponry) these weapons include scimitars, katana, bolas, throwing stars (shuriken), smoke pellets and miniaturized explosives. Because his host body is decaying from radiation poisoning, he needs to transfer his mind into another host body. As told in Birth of the Demon, Ra's al Ghul (known only as The Physician prior to adopting the moniker) was born over 600 years before his first appearance in Batman comics, to a tribe of Chinese nomads settling in the desert in eastern North Africa, near a city governed by a Sultan. As noted by Malcolm Merlyn, Ra's' custom after killing an opponent in a death duel was to leave his weapon in the arena of combat, as a marker to honor the opponent. For his own part, Batman's opposition to Raʼs is complicated by both his own respect for al Ghul's genius (if not his goals and methods) and his attraction to his daughter, Talia, which she reciprocates.[9]. Ra's' grandson, Ibn al Xu'ffasch, is a member of Lex Luthor's Mankind Liberation Front. In the Arrow tie-in comic, Season 2.5, when he hears about terrorist group Onslaught and his leader Khem-Adam, Ra's wishes to speak with him. Tynion IV, James. Ra's sent Nyssa and Sara Lance to retrieve the man from his base in the Amon-Shu Caves of Kahndaq. The superheroine is injured and healed in the Lazarus Pit, which also restores the Canary Cry she lost years earlier. Ra's al Ghul Despite this, he seemed to have had some respect for their love, Ra's stated his reason for not seeing Sara as a true member of the League was because he knew she wasn't suited to kill people with her life and did not approve her relationship with Nyssa because he (correctly) believed it would end in Nyssa's heartbreak, his ruthless punishment of Malcolm was only out of obligation to the League's code, claiming he'd take no pleasure in making Malcolm suffer. [28], When being imprisoned together in Slabside's Level Two, Oliver genuinely apologized to Talia for killing her father, as he was only thinking about his own family at the time and not those who cared for him. Using the Lazarus Pits to extend his life, Ra's spends the next several centuries journeying the world. Though Ra's plans to go to Paradise Island, he is nearly surprised to see Batman pounding on the cockpit's windshield. Ra's catches Huwe writing his own memoirs in their original Chinese language, of which Ra's has forbidden all records. [35] He ultimately sacrificed himself to ensure his father's survival during the Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul storyline. With his only choices being a fifty-fifty chance at death in the Pit or being murdered by Ra's' men, Bruce agrees to the process. [8], Several months later, Sara returned to the League in exchange for their help to defeat Slade Wilson's army. 2 #23.3 (2013), followed by Issue #30 of the same series where over a 1000-year time span is also described in Ra's' pursuit of Themyscira.[10]. In the Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning crossover book (considered an Elseworlds story), Ra's begins plans for worldwide devastation. He's not necessarily Eastern. Raʼs al Ghul has been featured in various media adaptations. "Ra's al Ghul" (Arabic: رأس الغول Raʾs al-Ġūl; for Demon's Head) (before 1854[1]—May 13, 2015)[2] was the title of an otherwise unidentified man who was the leader of the League of Assassins. Ra's' greatest tools are his green Lazarus Pits, which heal any injury including recent death and restore the user to the prime of life, but cause temporary insanity (or for those already insane like the Joker, sanity). Ra's took this to mean that Oliver was courting war with the League as well.[18]. Fast & Free shipping on many items! Batman fights his way to Ra's escape aircraft. They began fighting, with Ra's swiftly proving his skill greatly exceeded Oliver's by easily dodging each attack with his hands behind his back and swiftly retaliating, soon disarming Oliver of one of his swords. Introduced as an enemy to Damian she was also raised by the League of Assassins. [11], Around 2008, Ra's sent Nyssa to Lian Yu to retrieve the younger Sara Lance as per the prior instructions given to him in 1958. [24] Red Hood engages Ra's, as Essence joins the battle. He claims to be over six-hundred years old and we have been able to verify that with a painting of him that Batman deduced was painted in the 1350s, which shows Ra’s as he once was, a young and ambitious A… He then proceeds to kick him out of a skyscraper window and retreats from the battle. This ability used before throughout the Leagues' history is insinuated. Ra's tries to bury them alive, but they are saved thanks to the intervention of Wonder Girl and Talia rescuing them behind her father's back (still harboring feelings for Bruce). In the Arrowverse, Ra’s al Ghul is more of a title than a person.The name is passed down to each successor, the current one being played by Matthew Nable. He is bred from birth to take and rule the world by his mother Talia al Ghul. Nyssa plots to destroy all hope and optimism in the world by assassinating Superman with Kryptonite bullets she steals from the Batcave. The war between him and Batman continues until he and Solovar are usurped by Gorilla Grodd. Ra's himself said, that he feels pride for the thousands of people he had killed by his hand, genuinely believing he created a better world with these men dead. Ra's al Ghul is DC Comics go-to villain next to the Joker. Talia later becomes a recurring character on, Similarly, the hero that fights Ra's in both stories, Oliver in, Ra's al Ghul served as the main antagonist of. Ra's then leads his tribe to raze the city to the ground and kill all of its inhabitants. The 700 year plus mark is used again in Batman and Robin Vol. He later sent Maseo to intercept and capture Captain Lance and brought him to Ra's where he revealed The Arrow's identity as Oliver Queen. He was also referred to as Ash'Shabah Al-Abyad (Arabic: الشبح الأبيض‎), meaning "the White Ghost". Raʼs al Ghul (Arabic: رأس الغول‎, romanized: Raʾ s al-Ġūl, sometimes pronounced by the creators as Re'sh, hence /ˈreɪʃ ˌæl ˈɡuːl/ RAYSH al GOOL[2] or /ˈrɑːz ˌæl ˈɡuːl/ RAHZ al GOOL;[3] "The Head of the Demon" or, in a rougher translation, "The Chief Demon") is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the crime-fighting vigilante Batman. Ra's explained that he would unleash the Omega Virus on Starling City. Azrael #6 (July 1995; written by Dennis O'Neil) places Ra's age closer to 450 years. He dresses in a regal manner, with the majority of his clothes covered by a high-collared green cloak with large gold buttons. Current universe [26], Batman and Ra's then encounter Glorious Godfrey. According to Justice League of America (1st series) #94: It has been whispered in the darkest places for 500 years that a cartel of criminals has slowly sucked its way into the rich veins of the Earth. Believing that humanity is a blight on the planet, his extremist environmentalism has led him to seek the destruction of modern society. Ra's al Ghul appears as an unplayable support card in the iOS version of, Ra's al Ghul appears in the comic book tie-in to, This page was last edited on 15 April 2021, at 16:55. The Demon. The character was portrayed by David Warner in Batman: The Animated Series, Liam Neeson in The Dark Knight Trilogy, Jason Isaacs in Batman: Under the Red Hood, Dee Bradley Baker in the Batman: Arkham video game series, Matt Nable in the Arrowverse television series, and Alexander Siddig in Gotham. He is Ra’s al Ghul, the Demon’s Head, leader of the League of Assassins and the only person in the world capable of going toe-to-toe with the Bat on every level. He also let Oliver pretend to be the one who killed Sara despite knowing full well he did not and that Oliver was simply trying to keep the people in his city from dying. 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